128x128

shkong78

Responses from shkong78

Best portable DAC, Phone, and in ear buds for travel or just out and about
I had enjoyed using SoundMAGIC E11C while out of town for 3 weeks on May using Galaxy Note 4.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077XDWT7X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  After being back to my home, I had it connected it t... 
eqipment on 24/7?
Both EmmLab Dac2 and Lyngdorf 2170 sounds smooth and more refined after 24 hours warmup.Thus I leave all the Dac 24/7 on including Dave Chord and Mscaler. 
Amazon Prime vs Youtube SQ comparison?
By the way Empire Zeus IEM is so dynamic and detailed that it help me to enjoy music well.I will give report on it pretty soon. I noticed some hard edge through Youtube although it is not serious.  
Buy a $40,000 used DAC for $4,000 or a new one for the same amount?
The below listing  fit this thread pretty well.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9f852-balabo-bd-1-dac-24-192-new-da-converters ** FANTASTIC FINAL ESTATE SALE **With the passing of chief designer Fumio Ohashi, we are handling the disposition o... 
Help looking for dynamic warm romantic sound with detail
If you go for Hifiman Sundara headphone, it will be easier to get romantic, dynamic, warm and detailed sound.It is magical.But it is really hard to get such sound from amp and speaker combination. 
ISOTEK - Full System Enhancer CD
I am using Isotek CD to burn in RE800S earphone now. 
Best Headphone under 1k$?
After burn in of 5 hours using Isotek Enhancer CD, I got blown away by the sound of MASSDROP X EMPIRE EARS ZEUS UNIVERSAL IEM.1k$ earphone sounds like 30k$ Kef Blade speaker.I will prepare detailed report during weekend. 
ISOTEK - Full System Enhancer CD
Isotek Enhancer CD is also very good to burn in new earphone or headphone. 
Best Headphone under 1k$?
It seems that all earphones need lot of burn in time of least 50-100 hrs or more. MASSDROP X EMPIRE EARS ZEUS UNIVERSAL IEM will arrive tomorrow after paying additional 15$.But I can expect to do serious comparison between three earphones only aft... 
The best speaker for a small room...at any price point.
https://www.lansche-audio.com/products/s-series/no-4-2/ About 12 years ago, I had used Lansche 4.1 (pre model of 4.2) at a room of 12ft wide and 10 ft deep room driven by Silbatone 300B 8W SET amp fitted with Nos WE 300B made in 1940’s.The sound w... 
Best Headphone under 1k$?
GeoffYou may like Sundara.It is a really good deal at 350$ with magical sound although slightly closed on top. Now I may have to change the subject to "Best earphone under 1k$". I placed an order for MASSDROP X EMPIRE EARS ZEUS UNIVERSAL IEM ba... 
Best Headphone under 1k$?
It is taking strange turn.Hifiman RE 800S is listenable with more bass and tamed but fast treble after 70 hours of burn in.Now I find sound from Sundara a little bit closed on top although it sounds very musical.I use earphone when I work on Photo... 
ISOTEK - Full System Enhancer CD
I also have Isotek positioning disk which did not impress me.I used to have slight hiss noise out of tweeter and I had tried to reduce it with grounding block.But after trying Isotek CD enhancer, such hiss had been almost gone.Viola this disk save... 
ISOTEK - Full System Enhancer CD
I also have XLO burn in disk which did not impress me.But Isotek did wonder to my system in cleaning the sound and reducing hiss noise. 
Best Headphone under 1k$?
GeoffI agree with your overall opinion about Hifiman RE earphone.It sound metallic and spitty but with fast and lively dynamics.But Sundara is very musical which beat Grado SR60 that I tried last month handily.If you can afford, Sundarda is a real...